Baseball scrimmages begin

The first day of high school baseball games is Feb. 20 but schools can start scrimmaging as early as Monday. Several scrimmages will take place in the area on Tuesday. One of the more interesting matchups is the scrimmage of Nederland at Bridge City, starting at 6 p.m. Port Neches-Groves travels to West Brook for a 4:30 p.m. scrimmage.
“I’m just ready — we’ve been sitting around too long,” said West Brook catcher Charles Guillory, a junior.
West Brook senior shortstop Eric Lauher is optimistic about the team’s chances this year.
“We have a lot of players coming back, a lot of depth,” Lauher said.
Bridge City, ranked third in the state, is the only area team in the preseason high school baseball coaches association poll.